Narratives, Industries, and Audiences
Please join the Political Economy and the Popular Culture Sections in a panel discussion of the publication East Asian Media Culture in the Age of Digital Platforms: Narratives, Industries, and Audiences, which focuses on the convergence of popular culture and digital platforms in the East Asian context. Through the analytical framework of the platformisation of cultural industries, this volume theoretically and empirically explores how East Asian popular culture and digital platforms have been intertwined and evolved. Analysing how East Asian media narratives, industries, and audiences are integrated into digital platformisation, the book contributes to an enhanced and timely understanding of transnational cultural flows in platform-driven media landscapes of the early 21st century. Panelists will discuss cases of platformisation in South Korea, China, and Japan.
The book editors, Dal Yong Jin and Kyong Yoon, will give an overview of the book and cases in South Korea. Two book authors, Guobin Yang and Susan Noh, will discuss their contributions. Q & As will conclude the panel.
When: Thursday 29 January, 2026 @15h00 UTC / 07h00 Los Angeles / 10h00 New York / 15h00 London / 16h00 Paris / 18h00 Nairobi / 20h30 Kolkata. The event will last 1 hour.
Pre-registration is required by 27 January. Register here.
Sponsored by: IAMCR's Political Economy Section and Popular Culture Section.
Speakers
Dal Yong Jin
Distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His major research and teaching interests include digital platforms and digital games.
Kyong Yoon
Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada, where he is also the Principal’s Research Chair.
Susan Noh
Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at Oglethorpe University, USA. Her research interests include global media and digital platforms.
Guobin Yang
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology at the Annenberg School for Communication and Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Moderators
Tonny Krijnen
Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands
Chair of the Popular Culture Section
Micky Lee
Suffolk University, United States
Vice-chair of the Political Economy Section
Opening remarks
Karen Arriaza Ibarra
Professor in Audiovisual Communication at the Faculty of Communication of Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain.
IAMCR's Vice President
Registration
Pre-registration is required by 27 January 2026. Register here.
Location: The meeting will take place on Zoom. Pre-registered participants will receive personal invitations 24 hours before the webinar begins.
Who can participate: The webinar is open to all IAMCR members but space is restricted. A limited number of guest invitations for non-members may be available. Fill out this form to request being added to the guest list.
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About the series
The IAMCR Webinar Series aims to open-up channels for engagement and participation in addition to the annual conference, while echoing the great work that is done by Sections, Working Groups and IAMCR members. The series includes presentations, debates, book and project launches. The format is flexible, the connection is what matters. Join us!